7 Pioneers of Guitar
by Steve "Red" Lasner 1. Les Paul (1915-2009)
Les Paul was jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the s...
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7 Deadly Sins of Rehearsing
by Rich Maloof 1. No agenda
Make the most of the band’s time together by knowing what you plan to accomplish. Is it a writing session or a performance rehea...
7 Awesomely Unique Acoustic Guitar Covers
The acoustic guitar is an awesomely unique instrument. There aren't many other non-electric, music-producing tools out there that are as versatile or as functio...
7 Little Known Effects Of Music On The Body
by Charlie Doom Music is as old as humanity, yet we know very little about the powerful form of communication. These seven facts will help shed a little ligh...
7 Mistakes Every Beginner Guitarist Makes
by Corey Palmer For the beginning guitarist, it’s all too easy to run into pitfalls and stumbling blocks — especially when you’re trying to learn guitar on y...
7 Deadly Session Sins
by Rich Tozzoli The ease and affordability of home recording technology has made it simple to produce music at your own pace, on your own terms, and on your...
How “Sweet” It Is! 7 Tasty Vids From Sweetwater
Sweetwater has always been one of our favorite places to get gear for the studio and our own rigs because they pretty much have everything we need, their pricin...
The 7 Most Talented Guitar Prodigies in the World
While it seems most youngsters these days are more enthralled with the likes of Lady Gaga, Lil' Wayne, and Britney Spears than with guitar legends like B.B. Kin...
7 Cool iPhone Apps for Guitarists
As some of you may already know, we have developed a killer iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch app for guitarists, including video guitar lessons, tab, and notation -...
7 Basics of a Home Recording Setup
by Rich Tozzoli It doesn’t matter whether you have a $20,000 recording rig or the free version of GarageBand that came with your laptop: You need a comfortab...
7 Killer Guitar Gizmos You MUST Have
I’ve met some purists who claim the only gear they need is their guitar and amplifier. I don’t trust those people. Gear isn’t about what you need, gear is about...
The Top 7 Guitar Stories of 2009
7. The Top 50 Guitar Albums of All-Time - With a lot of help from their readers, Guitar World released in February what they consider to be the 50 greatest guit...